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are ML, Brushy mountain, and B and B 8 frame pieces interchangeable?

To get the best prices, I was going to order my telescoping tops and unassembled medium supers from ML, my IPM bottom from Brushy mountain and my medium frames from B& B honey farm as they are half the cost of unassembled top and bottom Grooved as they are from ML or Brushy Mountain. But this inexperienced person does not know if all 8 frame equipment is interchangeable? The frames are all of supposedly equal grade.
Thank you

Yes, that is very true, but the frame from B&B is only .89c and from ML each is $1.50. They gave me the quote on shipping which is only $19, so a savings of $46 even with the shipping cost. They also sell the wax foundation for .30c per sheet less than ML.

>Hmm, are all these numbers at the websites and I missed them, or do you know absolutely everything?

I have bought from several of them and seen the sizes in the catalogs of others. Betterbee and Mann Lake used to have the size listed somewhere in their catalog when they first put them in the catalog. I don't know, but strongly suspect, that Ross has 13 3/4" boxes, because that is the standard in that part of the country, and I can't say what any of the many other small manufacturers are selling. I think that Walter T. Kelley has 13 3/4" boxes, but again, I have not verified that and am assuming based on the area of the country and the standards for that area...

Yes, those are all off the top of my head without looking them up. I have a very good memory. I would never have the time to research all of these kinds of things every time they come up...